Appeal to the Wealthy of the Land
APPEAL
TO
THE WEALTHY OF THE LAND,
LADIES AS WELL AS GENTLEMEN,
ON THE
CHARACTER, CONDUCT, SITUATION, AND PROSPECTS
OF
THOSE WHOSE SOLE DEPENDENCE FOR SUBSISTENCE
IS ON THE LABOUR OF THEIR HANDS.
BY M. CAREY,
AUTHOR OF 'VINDICIÆ HIBERNICÆ,' 'THE OLIVE BRANCH,' 'ESSAYS ON POLITICAL
ECONOMY,' ETC. ETC.
"See them look o'er
"The labour past, and toils to come explore—
"See them alternate suns and show'rs engage,
"And hoard up aches and anguish for their age."
On turnpikes and canals "Their steps pursue,
"When their warm pores imbibe the evening dew:
"Then own, that labour may as fatal be,
"To these, thy slaves, as thine excess to thee." Crabbe.
* * * "Dejected widows with unheeded tears,
"And crippled age, with more than childish fears."Idem.
Isaiah iii. 15.
"We ought never to forget, that in alleviating the immediate sufferings of the poor [women] we are only palliating, not eradicating the evils of poverty. We must never forget that the LOW RATE OF WAGES IS THE ROOT OF THE MISCHIEF, and that unless we can succeed in raising the price of [their] labour, our utmost efforts will do little towards effectually bettering their condition. The distribution of alms, &c., may be useful in their way; but they do not reach the source of the evil."—Barton.
THIRD EDITION. IMPROVED.
PHILADELPHIA:
STEREOTYPED BY L. JOHNSON, No. 6 GEORGE STREET.
Aug. 15, 1833.
[Price One Dollar for 20 copies.]
TO THE
IMPARTIAL HUMANE SOCIETY
OF
BALTIMORE,
AND
THE FEMALE HOSPITABLE SOCIETY
OF
PHILADELPHIA,
(WHOSE NOBLE EXAMPLES OUGHT TO BE FOLLOWED IN EVERY CITY AND TOWN IN THE U. STATES)
THIS PAMPHLET IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,
AS
A SMALL MARK OF APPROBATION, OF THEIR
LIBERALITY, HUMANITY, AND FOSTERING CARE,
DIRECTED TOWARDS THE RELIEF OF
A LARGE, OPPRESSED, AND SUFFERING
CLASS OF FEMALES,
WHOSE CASE OFTEN PRESENTS SCENES OF DISTRESS, TO WHICH NOTHING
BUT OCULAR DEMONSTRATION COULD SECURE CREDIT,
IN A
COUNTRY FAR MORE PROSPEROUS
THAN ANY OTHER PORTION OF THE HABITABLE GLOBE.
BY THE AUTHOR.
Philadelphia, June 24, 1833.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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